Name: Range Rover Sport (2022 - ) | Expert Rating | The Car Expert
Item: Range Rover Sport
Rating: 69.0

Summary

The Range Rover Sport is a large SUV that sits above the smaller Range Rover Velar and below the flagship Range Rover in the Land Rover family. This is the brand-new third generation, which went on sale in the second half of 2022.

Widely praised for its class-leading off-road prowess, and its plush interior, this latest iteration of the Sport has received a very warm welcome from the UK media, with several publications pointing out that it offers many of the larger Range Rover’s qualities for a cheaper price. As Carbuyer‘s Tom Jervis claims, “The new Sport offers so much luxury and refinement that the full-size Range Rover almost seems unnecessary.”

Available as a petrol, diesel, and plug-in hybrid, reviewers have also commended the Range Rover Sport for its strong performance – particularly the range-topping 530hp V8 engine. However, the most eye-catching models for many are the two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants which both make use of a 32kWh battery to produce 70 miles of electric-only range.

“The Cayenne will probably spend less time back in the dealer, too”, says Car‘s Tom Wiltshire. Land Rover has long had a questionable reliability record, and the same questions are being asked of the new Sport.

While its long-term reliability remains to be seen, Parkers concludes that the Range Rover Sport is an “amazingly capable car”. Like its bigger brother, the new Range Rover, “it’s hugely desirable, but comes at a huge price – both to buy and to run.”

As of January 2025, the Range Rover Sport holds a New Car Expert Rating of B, with a score of 69%. It scores highly for safety and has been well reviewed by motoring journalists, while its average CO₂ emissions are low (thanks to the plug-in hybrid version). However, running costs are very high, particularly for the petrol and diesel models. This drags down its used car rating significantly.

Range Rover Sport highlights

Classy and alluring styling inside and out
Class-leading off-road ability
Strong performance
Competitive PHEV model battery range
Wide range of engine options on offer…

Range Rover Sport lowlights

Expensive, base price and up
Some rivals are sharper to drive
Brand’s questionable reliability record
No seven-seat models available
…but no all-electric models for now

Key specifications

Body style: Large SUV/crossover
Engines: petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid
Price: From £80,325 on-road

Launched: Autumn 2022
Last updated: N/A
Replacement due: TBA

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Media reviews

Highlighted reviews and road tests from across the UK automotive media. Click any of the boxes to view.

Auto Express+

Model reviewed: P510e (2023)
Score: 9 / 10
“The smooth and refined plug-in P510e powertrain is a perfect fit for the new Range Rover Sport SUV.” (Sean Carson)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“If you’re after a large premium SUV that offers strong performance, superb comfort and an engaging drive, then the Range Rover Sport is hard to beat.” (Paul Adam, Alex Ingram)
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel automatic D300 Dynamic SE
Score: 9 / 10
“Following on from its full-size brother, this more dynamic Range Rover Sport is still superbly luxurious. It offers the kind of ride comfort, refinement, interior quality and technology you would expect from a car costing so much, but it balances this with a more engaging edge to its dynamic personality that sends the newcomer straight to the top of a toughly contested class.” (Sean Carson)
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Model reviewed: 4.4-litre petrol V8 automatic P530 First Edition
Score: 9 / 10
“The V8-engined Range Rover Sport will play a bit part when it comes to sales, but the car that crowns the range shows fully just how broad the new model’s range of abilities is. It’s fast – even fun – but balances this with character and class, riding and handling sweetly.”
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Business Car+

Model reviewed: 3.0 440e PHEV SE
Score: 8 / 10
“In PHEV form, is the Range Rover Sport the choice for fleet? We’d say yes, as the new tech and features combined with the savings from the drivetrain make for an attractive, good to drive package, with reasonably affordable running costs.” (Martyn Collins)
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Car+

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“The Range Rover Sport remains an expensive car to buy and even more expensive to run. An entry-level BMW X5 or Porsche Cayenne are significantly cheaper and will probably spend less time back in the dealer, too. As ever, it’s the more basic engines that prove the most beguiling, though it’s difficult to ignore the breadth of capability of the plug-in hybrid models.” (Tom Wiltshire)
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Carbuyer+

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.8 / 10
“The new Range Rover Sport offers so much luxury and refinement that the full-size Range Rover almost seems unnecessary.” (Tom Jervis)
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Model reviewed: PHEV
Score: 9 / 10
“The Range Rover Sport PHEV is luxurious and smooth to drive and offers certain drivers lower running costs, too.” (Sean Carson)
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Driving Electric+

Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid P400e
Score: 9 / 10
“There’s no getting away from the higher price tag of the new Range Rover Sport, but we came away from our time in it feeling that there’s little reason to stretch to the full-size Range Rover.”
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Electrifying.com+

Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid P400e
Score: 9 / 10
“There are a lot of big numbers involved in the new Range Rover Sport PHEV, from the price to the electric-only range. But it’s a small number on the spec sheet which will attract the most attention: the tax rate for company car drivers.”
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Evo+

Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid P510e
Score: 8 / 10
“While the Range Rover Sport P510e doesn’t have the get-up-and-go of the 4.4-litre V8 Sport, it doesn’t leave you languishing. It’s another example of a plug-in hybrid providing a solution to the many who want to reduce their reliance on petrol without having to commit to the uncertainty of running an EV.” (Stuart Gallagher)
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Model reviewed: 4.4-litre petrol V8 automatic P530 First Edition
Score: 8 / 10
“Of course, Land Rover will consider the new Sport a rung above the German competition, where it does sit substantially below higher-end rivals like the Aston Martin DBX or Bentley Bentayga.”
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Parkers+

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“This is an amazingly capable car – it can go off-road, handles on the road with the best of them yet remains incredibly comfortable and cossetting. It’s hugely desirable, but comes at a huge price – both to buy and to run.”
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The Sunday Times+

Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybrid P510e
Score: 8 / 10
“In one sense, this Range Rover Sport is exactly like the old one — handsome, smooth, fast and fun to drive. In another way, it’s changed utterly; it can cruise around for extended periods on electric-only power and is therefore capable of returning some surprisingly good fuel economy figures. It’s also packaged much more cleverly than before.”
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The Telegraph+

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“You might not agree, but as long as it’s legal to buy and own a 2.3 tonne-plus, go-almost-anywhere vehicle like this, I’m glad it’s the UK making them. And the Range Rover Sport is at the top of the class.” (Andrew English)
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Top Gear+

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
” Land Rover knows how to nod back to its tradition better than most. And in a world of increasingly gnarly performance SUVs, the comparatively plusher edge of the latest Sport does exactly that. Just watch the price as the options pile on.”
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Safety rating

Independent crash test and safety ratings from Euro NCAP

Overall score: 5 stars
Date tested: November 2022
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Adult protection: 85%
Child protection: 85%
Vulnerable road users: 69%
Safety assist: 82%

Eco rating

Independent economy and emissions ratings from Green NCAP

No eco rating

As of January 2025, the Range Rover Sport has not been lab tested by Green NCAP.

Running cost rating

Monthly cost of ownership data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by Clear Vehicle Data

Fuel consumption	Average	Score	Variation	Score
Petrol models	27 mpg	E	24 – 30 mpg	E – E
Diesel models	37 mpg	D	36 – 38 mpg	D – D
Plug-in hybrid models	373 mpg	A	327 – 442 mpg	A – A

CO₂ output	Average	Score	Variation	Score
Petrol models	271 g/km	D	216 – 272 g/km	D – D
Diesel models	192 g/km	C	188 – 203 g/km	C – D
Plug-in hybrid models	17 g/km	A	16 – 20 g/km	A – A

Battery range	Average	Score	Variation	Score
Plug-in hybrid models	73 miles	C	69 – 75 miles	C – C

Insurance group	Average	Score	Variation	Score
All models	49	E	45 – 50	D – F

Service and maintenance	Cost	Score
Year 1	£577	D
Year 2	£1,286	D
Year 3	£1,949	D
Year 4	£2,238	D
Year 5	£3,022	D
Overall	£9,072	D

The Range Rover Sport is an expensive car to own and run, according to whole-life cost numbers provided exclusively to The Car Expert by our data partner, Clear Vehicle Data.

The fuel economy of pure-petrol models is pretty poor when compared to the rest of the market, and diesel models aren’t much better. The plug-in hybrid models look amazing on paper, but this is largely thanks to ridiculous EU/UK government lab tests that are completely inadequate for plug-in hybrids. There is no way you will ever travel for 373 miles on a single gallon (4.5 litres) of fuel and some electricity…

The SUV’s insurance costs, as well as predicted service and maintenance charges, are expensive as well.

Reliability rating

Reliability data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by MotorEasy

No reliability rating

As of January 2025, we don’t have enough reliability data on the latest Range Rover Sport to generate a reliability rating. However, previous Range Rover Sport models had a fairly lamentable record for reliability (as do pretty much all Land Rovers, for that matter)

The Car Expert’s reliability information is provided exclusively for us using workshop and warranty data from our partner, MotorEasy. As soon as MotorEasy has sufficient data on this iteration of the Range Rover Sport, we’ll publish the score here.

Recalls

Official DVSA safety recalls that have been issued for the Range Rover Sport

2024

2023

Date: June 2024
Recall number: R/2024/255
Model types: All
Build dates: 11/2023 to 02/2024
Number of vehicles affected: 337
Defect: The incorrect specification of plastic was used to manufacture the oil filter housing. This housing may over time and with vehicle use crack. This could result in oil under pressure leaking and coming into contact with hot components of the engine which may result in a fire. Additionally oil may leak onto the road surface posing a skid hazard.
Remedy: Replace the oil filter housing complete with filter and associated O-rings.

Date: July 2024
Recall number: R/2024/227
Model types: All
Build dates: 09/2023 to 02/2024
Number of vehicles affected: 142
Defect: The clutch plates within the hybrid transmission may have been manufactured with a flatness out of tolerance to the engineering specification.
Remedy: Diagnostic test to determine whether the clutch packs within the transmission are operating as expected. Any transmissions which fail the test will be replaced.

Date: March 2024
Recall number: R/2024/147
Model types: All
Build dates: 08/2021 to 02/2024
Number of vehicles affected: 17,148
Defect: The manufacturer has developed a software enhancement to further increase vehicle security.
Remedy: The software enhancement will deploy this update and reduce the theft risk.

Date: March 2024
Recall number: R/2024/100
Model types: All
Build dates: 11/2023 to 12/2023
Number of vehicles affected: 2
Defect: The clamps used to secure the fuel injectors into the cylinder head on certain AJ20-D6 engines may crack allowing the injector to come loose. This loose injector could become unseated allowing fuel to be pushed past the injector seal from the combustion.
Remedy: A fuel leak in this area could result in fuel spill onto hot engine components which may result in a fire.

Date: March 2024
Recall number: R/2023/359
Model types: All
Build dates: 07/2022 to 11/2022
Number of vehicles affected: 1,582
Defect: The right-hand tailgate and body mounted rear lamps may experience water ingress leading to one or more lamp failures.
Remedy: The right-hand tailgate and body mounted lamps will be replaced.

Date: January 2024
Recall number: R/2023/360
Model types: All
Build dates: 10/2023
Number of vehicles affected: 4
Defect: The structural adhesive applied to the bodyshell has been mis-applied.
Remedy: Install two rivets and seal with approved sealant.

Date: December 2023
Recall number: R/2023/338
Model types: All
Build dates: 09/2023 to 10/2023
Number of vehicles affected: 67
Defect: On vehicles fitted with V8 Gasoline NC11 engines, the fixings used to secure the engine mounted oil cooler hoses have been found to have inadequate thread engagement.
Remedy: Vehicles will have the engine oil cooler pipe fixings inspected and replaced if required.

Date: August 2023
Recall number: R/2023/244
Model types: All
Build dates: 12/2022 to 03/2023
Number of vehicles affected: 2
Defect: The bolt connecting the busbar to the traction battery module connector has not achieved the required clamp force. Arcing at the joint and excessive heat generation cannot be ruled out with the consequence that this may lead to a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Replacement of the high-voltage battery.

Date: March 2023
Recall number: R/2023/073
Model types: All
Build dates: 08/2022 to 09/2022
Number of vehicles affected: 3
Defect: The left-hand headlamp aim has been set incorrectly.
Remedy: Vehicles will have the left-hand headlamp aim adjusted to correct the issue.

Date: May 2023
Recall number: R/2023/044
Model types: All
Build dates: 08/2022 to 01/2023
Number of vehicles affected: 499
Defect: For certain 3.0L AJ20-P6 vehicles, a small number of engines the cam carrier oil gallery hasn’t been fully drilled. As a result, the oil channel could be blocked, leading to accumulation of oil against the pressure control valve rubber membrane and subsequently an external oil leak or increased oil carryover into the air intake system.
Remedy: The engine cam carrier will be inspected and where an incorrectly machined cam carrier is found replace it with a correctly machined component. Depending on mileage and engine conditions further associated components may require replacement.

As of October 2024, there have been ten DVSA vehicle safety recalls on the current-generation Range Rover Sport addressing various different issues.

Not all vehicles are affected by recalls. You can check to see if your car is included in any of the above recalls by visiting the DVLA website or contacting your local Land Rover dealer.

If your car is affected by a recall, the vehicle must be repaired and you should not be charged for any work required. If you are buying a used Range Rover Sport, you should insist that any outstanding recall work is completed before you take delivery of the vehicle.